The Front Line

Our communal blog featuring the latest in Civil War news, research, analysis, and events from a network of historians

Published: 9/21/11

These Sacred Fields: Union Commemorations at Gettysburg

By: Keith Harris

Category: The Front Line

For Union veterans of the Civil War, the battlefield at Gettysburg served as the epicenter for war remembrance. The modern landscape certainly attests to this. A forest of marble, granite,...

Published: 9/21/11

We Cannot Know Their Minds

By: Andy Hall

Category: The Front Line

Undoubtedly one of the reasons for the tremendous, abiding interest Americans have with the Civil War is that a great many of us have a personal connection to it. We...

Published: 9/21/11

Welcome to The Front Line!

By: Laura June Davis

Category: The Front Line

The goal of The Front Line is to provide a vibrant and active space for both our readers and our contributors. Just as printed editions of The Civil War Monitor...

Published: 9/21/11

We Cannot Know Their Minds

By: Andy Hall

Category: The Front Line

Undoubtedly one of the reasons for the tremendous, abiding interest Americans have with the Civil War is that a great many of us have a personal connection to it. We...